alchico Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Golden Telephone A man in Topeka, Kansas decided to write a book about Churches around the country. He started by flying to San Francisco and started working east from there. Going to a very large church, he began taking photographs and making notes. He spotted a golden telephone on the vestibule wall and was intrigued with a sign which read "Calls: $10,000 a minute." Seeking out the pastor he asked about the phone and the sign. The pastor answered that this golden phone is, in fact, a direct line to heaven and if he pays the price he can talk directly to God. The man thanked the pastor and continued on his way. As he continued to visit churches in Seattle, Dallas, St. Louis, Chicago, Milwaukee, and around the United States, he found more phones with the same sign, and the same answer from each pastor. Fin ally, he arrived in Pennsylvania. Upon entering a Church in Pittsburgh, he saw the usual golden telephone. But THIS time, the sign read "Calls: $0.35 cents." Fascinated, he asked to talk to the pastor. "Father Jones, I have been in cities all across the country and in each church I have found this golden telephone and have been told it is a direct line to Heaven and that I could talk to God, but in the other churches the cost was $10,000 a minute. Your sign reads only $0.35 cents a call. Why? The priest, smiling benignly, replied : "Son, you're in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania now, home of the Pittsburgh Steelers -- 6 times Super Bowl Champions, the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Pittsburgh Penguins, 3 vibrant rivers meeting at the Point of the most beautiful downtown area around, the city with the best hospitals, neighborhoods and friendliest people in the world! You're in God's Country....It's a local call." AMEN "GO STEELERS" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polksalet Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 here we go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donutrun Jellies Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 here we go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 I've seen this story applied to other teams too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 I've seen this story applied to other teams too. But it is only true when it is applied to the Steelers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menudo Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 But it is only true when it is applied to the Steelers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 **ring ring** **ring ring** "Hello?" "Hello God?" "yes this is God" "Please make it stop?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTed46 Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 I didn't know making a phone call to a superbowl referee cost 10,000 outside Pits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpholmes Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 So God is a zebra? Only for the Steelers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 So God is a zebra? God controls the zebra's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowboysDiehard Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Interesting, I'm usually directed to the red phone in the church's basement... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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